Lufthansa knew about co-pilot’s ‘severe depression’
Lufthansa has set aside $300 million to cover the cost of last week’s Germanwings crash in the French Alps.
The Germanwings parent said the money would cover all costs arising in connection with the incident, which killed 150 people.
It has already offered $54,250 to the families of the victims to cover short-term expenses.
The airline also confirmed that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had disclosed an earlier bout of depression when he had taken a break from flight school training in 2009.
Lufthansa said his mental state had been mentioned in emails he had sent to the airline’s Arizona flight school when he resumed his training after the time out.
Lufthansa said it has given the additional documents to prosecutors.
"In this correspondence he informed the flight training pilot school in 2009, in the medical documents he submitted in connection with resuming his flight training, about a ‘previous episode of severe depression’," said the airline.
"Lufthansa will continue to provide the investigating authorities with its full and unlimited support.
"As already confirmed last Thursday to the public the co-pilot held a fully valid class 1 medical certificate."
Evidence from the aircraft’s flight voice recorder suggests Lubitz, 27, deliberately caused the disaster.
Lufthansa has cancelled its 60th anniversary celebrations out of respect for the crash victims of flight 4U9525.
The festivities were planned for April 15, but instead it will provide live coverage of the memorial service on April 17 at the Cologne Cathedral in memory of the passengers and crew who died.
Bereaved families and friends will gather at the service to remember the victims.
Diane
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